Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Satara Municipal Council Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change dated 09/02/2017 regarding environmental sustainability of proposed reconstruction of Kas dam, located in close proximity of ‘World Heritage site of Kas plateau’ which is also an environmentally eco-sensitive zone (ESZ).
National Green Tribunal gives the go ahead to the reconstruction of Kas dam and granted leave to cut 675 trees and directed the Central and/or State Government shall appraise and formulate environmental safeguard measures / management plan to be implemented by Satara Municipal Council and Irrigation department, prior to execution of the project.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/judgement-national-green-tribunal-regarding-proposed-reconstruction-kas-dam-satara
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/satara-d
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/eco-sensitive-zone
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/national-green-tribunal-ngt
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/court
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats